JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, parent company of the BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery store chains, announced today it reached an agreement with Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company, Inc. to buy 22 Piggly Wiggly stores with approximately 1,200 store employees in South Carolina and coastal Georgia.

The sale includes Piggly Wiggly stores at:

• 50 Burnt Church Road, Bluffton

• 4415 Augusta Street, Garden City

• 312 South Main Street, Glennville

• 1042 US Highway 80 West, Pooler

• 2142 East Victory Drive, Savannah

• 7360 Skidaway Road, Savannah

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“We look forward to welcoming these new associates to the Bi-Lo Holdings family and to building on the strength of these stores,” said Randall Onstead, president and CEO of Bi-Lo Holdings. “We will continue to fine-tune our company and network of stores so that we can reinvest in what matters most for our customers... the freshest foods, the best deals and really connecting to their neighborhoods.”

“The departure of employees and stores from the Piggly Wiggly team will be acutely felt, but we know that Bi-Lo Holdings will benefit from these outstanding folks,” said David Schools, president and CEO of Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company. “We are glad that employees will have the opportunity to work for Bi-Lo Holdings, and guests will continue to be served by the familiar people who have been the backbone of these stores for years.”

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013. Upon completion of the transaction, the acquired stores will be rebranded under the BI-LO banner name.

ABOUT BI-LO HOLDINGS

Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, the parent company of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is the ninth-largest conventional supermarket chain in the United States based on net sales. The company employs nearly 60,000 associates who serve customers in 686 grocery stores and 482 in-store pharmacies throughout the eight southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, go to www.bi-lo.com and www.winn-dixie.com.

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